WORD DIVISION 1
Lily has 72 pages left in her photo album and plans to fill them with 576 pictures. About how many pictures should she place on each page to fill the album evenly?
She should place 8 pictures on each page.
Sarah wants to separate 240 pencils into bags of 8 pencils each. How many bags does she need?
She needs 30 bags.
Estimate the quotient:
4,850 ÷ 7
About 700
How do you make seven even?
subtract the "s"
Tim plans to spend 5 hours reading a book with 150 pages. About how many pages should he read each hour to finish the book on time?
He should read 30 pages per hour.
John set a goal to ride his bike 200 miles this month. He has already ridden 120 miles. If there are 5 days left, how many miles should he ride each day to meet his goal?
He should ride 16 miles each day.
Estimate the quotient:
7,315 ÷ 9
About 800
Do you know why the two 4s didn’t go to the cafeteria for lunch?
They already 8!
Susan has $84 to buy gifts for her four friends. If she wants to spend the same amount on each gift, how much can she spend per gift?
She can spend $21 on each gift.
Clara has $150 to spend on 5 friends’ birthday presents. If she wants to spend the same amount on each present, how much will she spend per friend?
She will spend $30 on each friend.
Estimate the quotient:
5372 ÷ 8
About 700
A veterinarian saw 32 dogs, 15 cats, 6 rabbits, and 4 horses this week. How many total animals did the veterinarian see?
The veterinarian saw 57 animals.
Michael is reading a book with 270 pages and wants to finish it in 6 days. How many pages should he read per day to finish the book on time?
He should read 45 pages per day.
Estimate the quotient
9248 ÷ 7
About 1,300
Mr. Brown has saved $7,500 towards a $10,000 vacation. About how much should he save each month for the next 5 months to reach his goal?
He should save $500 each month.
A bakery sold 540 cupcakes in 9 days. If they sold the same number of cupcakes each day, how many cupcakes did they sell per day?
They sold 60 cupcakes per day.
Estimate the quotient:
3562 ÷ 6
About 600